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Housing contracts in 51붚죕 sell a 'false' dream, critics say

Jacob Barker | Post-Dispatch
Dec 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2025
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Derrick Allen portrait — Derrick Allen poses inside his home on Nov. 7, 2025, in Jennings. Allen signed an "agreement for deed" that allows him to pay monthly installments over 30 years to eventually acquire the property. Critics say such deals saddle buyers with the burdens of home ownership without the ability to build equity.
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Jacob Barker | Post-Dispatch

Derrick Allen saved up his earnings as a cook to put $2,000 down for a house on Beulah Avenue, just north of Interstate 70, in Jennings.

Ashley Barton — Ashley Barton points on Nov. 13, 2025, to the fallen structural beam in the basement of the home she hoped to buy in the Kingsway West neighborhood. She signed an "agreement for deed" to purchase the property, but the terms of the agreement made her responsible for the repairs without the ability to build equity.혻
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Robert Tinsely — Robert Tinsely at the house he began paying for in the Walnut Park West neighborhood on Nov. 13, 2025. Tinsely says he put thousands of dollars into a new electric breaker box and water heater but balked at the mounting cost of repairs. He does not own the property but signed an "agreement for deed" contract with the owner, Joey Chianese, of Virginia Beach.혻
Jacob Barker | Post-Dispatch

See life in 51붚죕 the week of Dec. 7, 2025 through the Post-Dispatch photographers' lenses. Edited by Jenna Jones.

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Rents soar across 51붚죕 region, especially where investors buy homes

Rents soar across 51붚죕 region, especially where investors buy homes

Rents across the region are soaring, but nowhere more so than neighborhoods that have become the targets of real estate investors.

Firm buys 700 homes in 51붚죕 area with unusual offer of �쁢asy�� cash

Firm buys 700 homes in 51붚죕 area with unusual offer of �쁢asy�� cash

�쏪oin the thousands of people who have unlocked their home equity with Truehold,�� said one letter sent to homeowners.

VineBrook Homes is the largest homeowner in 51붚죕 region. But it faces criticism.

VineBrook Homes is the largest homeowner in 51붚죕 region. But it faces criticism.

In just four years, VineBrook Homes has become the largest homeowner in the 51붚죕 region. But it faces growing criticism.혻

How out-of-state companies are buying up homes and changing the 51붚죕 area market

How out-of-state companies are buying up homes and changing the 51붚죕 area market

Investors have purchased thousands of homes in 51붚죕 city and county, and St. Charles County. And renters face rising rates. What does it …

Missouri AG bars Florida real estate firm from doing business here

Missouri AG bars Florida real estate firm from doing business here

Critics had accused MV Realty of stealing equity from homeowners.혻

Florida real estate firm accused of �쁢quity theft�� by 51붚죕 homeowners

Florida real estate firm accused of �쁢quity theft�� by 51붚죕 homeowners

MV Realty has signed thousands of homeowners up for contracts agreeing to use its real estate agents. But signers say they don�셳 realize a lie…

Soaring costs have 51붚죕 renters struggling to stay in their homes

Soaring costs have 51붚죕 renters struggling to stay in their homes

Rising costs, dwindling rental options put low-income households at risk.

Managing partner of troubled apartment company indicted in 51붚죕 for bank, wire fraud

Managing partner of troubled apartment company indicted in 51붚죕 for bank, wire fraud

Michael Fein was the public face of T.E.H. Realty, whose affiliates acquired 12 low-income housing apartment complexes in the 51붚죕 area s…

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